Child Mortality Rate
This key economic indicator for the Child Health sector has been recently updated.
- Cameroon jumped by 0.1% of Child Mortality Rate in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Cameroon Child Mortality Rate was down by 1.3% year on year at 32.05 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14.
- In 2019 Mali was number 5 in Child Mortality Rate.
- In 2019 Syria was ranked number 23 in Child Mortality Rate close to 13.68 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14, compared to 35 in 2018.
Top Countries in Child Mortality Rate
# | 194 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14 | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
Niger
|
37 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.6 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Cameroon
|
32 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -1.3 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
28 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.8 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Chad
|
27 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.4 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Mali
|
25 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.8 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Ivory Coast
|
25 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.9 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Somalia
|
24 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Burundi
|
22 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Benin
|
21 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Guinea
|
21 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Togo
|
20 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.5 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Sierra Leone
|
20 | 2019 | -5.4 % | -4.8 % | View data |
13 |
#13
South Sudan
|
19 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -1.1 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Burkina Faso
|
19 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.3 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Nigeria
|
19 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Equatorial Guinea
|
17 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.2 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Liberia
|
16 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -3.2 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Mozambique
|
16 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -3.7 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Guinea-Bissau
|
16 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.8 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Angola
|
15 | 2019 | -6.6 % | -4.7 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Central African Republic
|
15 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Uganda
|
14 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Syria
|
14 | 2019 | +15.5 % | -12.3 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Gabon
|
13 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.6 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Malawi
|
13 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.6 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Eswatini
|
13 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -2.1 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Djibouti
|
13 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.0 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Zimbabwe
|
13 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -2.6 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Gambia
|
12 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.3 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Tanzania
|
12 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.9 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Senegal
|
12 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -5.6 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Namibia
|
12 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Ghana
|
11 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.0 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Madagascar
|
11 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -3.7 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Zambia
|
11 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -3.7 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Ethiopia
|
10 | 2019 | -14.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Kenya
|
10 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.1 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Haiti
|
10 | 2019 | -14.7 % | -5.6 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Pakistan
|
10 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.5 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Comoros
|
9 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.8 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Lesotho
|
9 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.5 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Kiribati
|
9 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.5 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Papua New Guinea
|
8 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.9 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Mauritania
|
8 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.1 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Rwanda
|
8 | 2019 | -22.6 % | -9.9 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Laos
|
8 | 2019 | -9.2 % | -6.3 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Eritrea
|
8 | 2019 | -8.2 % | -4.4 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Yemen
|
8 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -0.6 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Sao Tome and Principe
|
8 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -3.9 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Sudan
|
8 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -4.0 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Timor-Leste
|
7 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Iraq
|
7 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -1.2 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Bhutan
|
7 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Republic of the Congo
|
6 | 2019 | -9.8 % | -5.4 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Libya
|
6 | 2019 | +4.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Marshall Islands
|
6 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -2.1 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Botswana
|
6 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -3.3 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Nauru
|
6 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -2.5 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Indonesia
|
6 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -2.4 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Federated States of Micronesia
|
6 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.8 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Nepal
|
5 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -4.0 % | View data |
62 |
#62
India
|
5 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -5.8 % | View data |
63 |
#63
South Africa
|
5 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -7.9 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
5 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Philippines
|
5 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.6 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Vanuatu
|
5 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.9 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Fiji
|
5 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -0.5 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Guyana
|
5 | 2019 | +0.7 % | -0.3 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Niue
|
5 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -2.2 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Tuvalu
|
5 | 2019 | -2.8 % | -2.8 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Grenada
|
5 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.7 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Honduras
|
4 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Afghanistan
|
4 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -8.7 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Thailand
|
4 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.2 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Myanmar
|
4 | 2019 | -18.6 % | -9.5 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Cambodia
|
4 | 2019 | -13.4 % | -6.7 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Bolivia
|
4 | 2019 | -4.6 % | -3.5 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Tajikistan
|
4 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -2.9 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Mongolia
|
4 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.9 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Egypt
|
4 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -4.1 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Solomon Islands
|
4 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.7 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Palau
|
4 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
83 |
#83
North Korea
|
4 | 2019 | -5.9 % | -4.5 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Guatemala
|
4 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -2.4 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Bangladesh
|
4 | 2019 | -14.0 % | -10.7 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Algeria
|
3 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
87 |
#87
El Salvador
|
3 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.8 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Turkmenistan
|
3 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -1.4 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Tonga
|
3 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.7 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Samoa
|
3 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.4 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Nicaragua
|
3 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.1 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Uzbekistan
|
3 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.0 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Seychelles
|
3 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.6 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Dominican Republic
|
3 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.0 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Peru
|
3 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Venezuela
|
3 | 2019 | -1.5 % | +0.1 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.1 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Suriname
|
3 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Dominica
|
3 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -1.3 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Tunisia
|
3 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Paraguay
|
3 | 2019 | -4.2 % | -3.3 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Jordan
|
3 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.7 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Azerbaijan
|
3 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -1.7 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Belize
|
3 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.2 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Kazakhstan
|
3 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.2 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Morocco
|
3 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -3.9 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Iran
|
3 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -3.4 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Malaysia
|
3 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -0.5 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Ecuador
|
2 | 2019 | -6.2 % | -6.0 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Jamaica
|
2 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.6 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Vietnam
|
2 | 2019 | -7.8 % | -4.7 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Mexico
|
2 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Bahamas
|
2 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Panama
|
2 | 2019 | -4.9 % | -4.7 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Brazil
|
2 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.4 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Georgia
|
2 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -2.0 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Colombia
|
2 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.2 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Trinidad and Tobago
|
2 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.8 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Brunei
|
2 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.5 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Saint Lucia
|
2 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
121 |
#121
China
|
2 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -3.6 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Maldives
|
2 | 2019 | -8.4 % | -5.2 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Oman
|
2 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -0.6 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
2 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Moldova
|
2 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -2.8 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Albania
|
2 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.7 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Russia
|
2 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.2 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Cook Islands
|
2 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -3.1 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Argentina
|
2 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.5 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Armenia
|
2 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -1.1 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Cuba
|
2 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -0.2 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Kuwait
|
2 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -1.8 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Barbados
|
2 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.5 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Cabo Verde
|
2 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -6.0 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Bahrain
|
2 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -2.9 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Costa Rica
|
2 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.6 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Uruguay
|
2 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.3 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Romania
|
2 | 2019 | -6.8 % | -4.1 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Mauritius
|
2 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -2.9 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Turkey
|
2 | 2019 | -15.2 % | -8.8 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Ukraine
|
2 | 2019 | -5.6 % | -7.6 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Bulgaria
|
2 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.3 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Lebanon
|
2 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -3.4 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Saudi Arabia
|
2 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -5.2 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Chile
|
1 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -1.3 % | View data |
146 |
#146
United Arab Emirates
|
1 | 2019 | -3.9 % | -1.9 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Lithuania
|
1 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.7 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Antigua and Barbuda
|
1 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Qatar
|
1 | 2019 | -5.0 % | -6.0 % | View data |
150 |
#150
United States
|
1 | 2019 | -1.9 % | +0.5 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Sri Lanka
|
1 | 2019 | -17.4 % | -12.3 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Latvia
|
1 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -6.5 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Slovakia
|
1 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.2 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Belarus
|
1 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -5.9 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Macedonia
|
1 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -1.9 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -0.9 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Serbia
|
1 | 2019 | -4.1 % | -2.3 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Estonia
|
1 | 2019 | -6.9 % | -4.9 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Croatia
|
1 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.0 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Poland
|
1 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -1.8 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Greece
|
1 | 2019 | -1.9 % | -1.1 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Montenegro
|
1 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -3.6 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Canada
|
1 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Hungary
|
1 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -3.7 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Israel
|
1 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.5 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Cyprus
|
1 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Monaco
|
1 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.2 % | View data |
168 |
#168
New Zealand
|
1 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -4.5 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Malta
|
1 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.5 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Australia
|
1 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Netherlands
|
1 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -1.4 % | View data |
172 |
#172
France
|
1 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -1.7 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Austria
|
1 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.7 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Belgium
|
1 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Czech Republic
|
1 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.1 % | View data |
176 |
#176
United Kingdom
|
1 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.8 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Iceland
|
1 | 2019 | -3.5 % | -2.8 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Sweden
|
1 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -1.6 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Portugal
|
1 | 2019 | -9.2 % | -5.5 % | View data |
180 |
#180
Japan
|
1 | 2019 | -3.2 % | -3.5 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Italy
|
1 | 2019 | -4.5 % | -2.7 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Slovenia
|
1 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.2 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Singapore
|
1 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -3.6 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Germany
|
1 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.2 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Spain
|
1 | 2019 | -5.8 % | -4.5 % | View data |
186 |
#186
South Korea
|
1 | 2019 | -12.7 % | -7.1 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Finland
|
1 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -4.7 % | View data |
188 |
#188
Switzerland
|
1 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -3.7 % | View data |
189 |
#189
San Marino
|
1 | 2019 | -5.5 % | -3.3 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Ireland
|
1 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -5.1 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Norway
|
1 | 2019 | -5.3 % | -4.4 % | View data |
192 |
#192
Andorra
|
1 | 2019 | -16.0 % | -7.8 % | View data |
193 |
#193
Denmark
|
0 | 2019 | -7.9 % | -5.5 % | View data |
194 |
#194
Luxembourg
|
0 | 2019 | -8.6 % | -4.9 % | View data |
Source: World Health Organization